出主意

chūzhǔyi

phrase HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 to come up with ideas
2 to offer advice
3 to suggest a plan

Characters

to produce; to put forth

Examples

你能帮我出个主意吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ chū gè zhǔyi ma?

Can you help me come up with an idea?

是谁出的主意去爬山的？

Shì shéi chū de zhǔyi qù páshān de?

Whose idea was it to go hiking?

她总是能出好主意。

Tā zǒngshì néng chū hǎo zhǔyi.

She can always come up with good ideas.

Tips

usage

出主意 can be neutral or slightly negative depending on context. 出馊主意 means to come up with a bad/lousy idea.

Stroke Order

出 chū

主 zhǔ

意 yì